Never in my life...

have I felt at home. I think sometimes that it's the one thing that I seek in life. Other times I feel it's the one thing that I've fought against all my life. Either way, eventually I'll need a place to call my own.

Very soon I'll be moving house to find a place with the one girl who understands me at the moment. This does scare me. I've moved in with people in the past and found it to be a very different experience than when we had independent lives. I think this will be different.

My Uncle once...

...told me he was my favourite. That was fairly recently. I really hadn't considered favourite relations, but now I think I have one.

I hadn't thought about it before but, as he's the youngest of my mother's siblings, he was 16 years old when I was born. All through my early years I considered him to be a grown-up when he was barely in his twenties. I'm 28, and barely consider myself to be a grownup. I suppose sometimes it's not about how I see myself, but about how other people see me.

Olympics: Ireland off the ground

I may have some olympic envy going on, but that doesn't mean I'm paying any more attention than to any other sporting event - approximately zero.

I have, however, passed the odd eye on our standings. Today Ireland have made it off the ground with 2 bronze medals in boxing! While I think this couldn't be more stereotypical, it's also good that we haven't been wasting all our time.

Details here.

I suppose in order for there to be winners, there have to be losers.

Olympic Envy

With the success of "Team GB", as my flatmate likes to call them, I find myself a little envious of the success of Great Britain while RoI resides at the very bottom of the chart.


I'm not a sport supporter, and I never have been, but I am feeling the need to be a bit patriotic on this front. So I went to find the Irish schedule of events:
http://www.olympicsport.ie/Event.aspx?pageid=57

I was surprised to see that we were so well represented, when there has been barely any coverage - even in the main parts of the news that keep an eye of. Surely thereare some aspects of the Irish olympic experience that are worth reporting outside of the sport pages?

New Project: Cycle to Yorkshire

at some stage last week I made a decision to cycle from London to Yorkshire. It wasn't so much of a random choice, as I'm going there anyway for a big party.

This weekend it became real: I bought the bike that will bring me there. I have a single gear bike that I use around the city, but I'm not sure how long that will last under the load I will be carrying and the terrain I'll be traversing.

Of Montreal: Id Engager

The first single from Of Montreal's upcoming album has been released. Listen to it at SPIN and Pitchfork, and read their wordy reviews...if you like.

Aaron Jerome: Subtract DJ Mix

Aaron Jerome has released a free remix on his myspace. Tracks are as follows:
Dave Grusin - Condor!
Soulphiction - Make It Slow
Aaron Jerome - Meltdown
Metro Area - Caught Up
I:cube - Pazuzu
Lerosa - Dark Knight
Daisuke Tanabe - Pigeon
Floating Points - Peroration
Burial - Shell Of Light
Martyn - Twenty Four
Subtract - Mint Leaf
Ramadanman - Offal
Elemental - Blob
Thom Yorke - Skip Divided (Modeselektor Remix)
2562 - Channel Two
Aaron Jerome - Reel Time (Landslide Remix)
Telefon Tel Aviv - Fairenheit Fair Enough

Mix available here

Gigs discovered today

Aug 30th: The Checks @ KoKo
02nd Sep: Shout Out Louds & The Boy Least Likely To @ 229
08th Sep: Akron/family @ The Luminaire
12th Sep: Seabear @ The Luminaire
23rd Sep: Heavy Trash @ Dingwalls
28th Oct: Juana Molina @ London Bush Hall

Brian Scary & The Shredding Tears: Back in action

After getting all their equipment stolen last year, Brian Scary & The Shredding Tears are back in action. Currently putting together a new set and sharpening up their old set, they'll be on the road before we know it. Current dates are all US, but I'm hoping they'll pick up and come this side of the atlantic.

Siberian are no more

Another band that I've just picked up on has called it a day.

http://www.myspace.com/siberian

Gigs discovered today

11th Aug: Smoke Fairies @ Bourne & Hollingsworth
13th Aug: Radio Luxembourg @ 12 Bar
23rd Aug: Cut Off Your Hands @ The MacBeth
4th Sep: Smoke Fairies @ The Underbelly
12th Sep: Das Wanderlust @ 333
12th Dec: Electric Six @ Shepherds Bush Empire

Georgie James are no more

Georgie James have gone their seperate ways. I didn't even get the chance to get into them really, but they have their solo projects coming so hopefully they'll rise through in their own time.

Ben Kweller: Album News and London Date

To stave off the demand between now and the launch of his new album, "Horses", in January, Ben is going out on a small club tour which hits London on December 9th. Further European dates are:

Dec 2	L'Européen	Paris, France	BUY!
Dec 4	Ruby Lounge	Manchester, UK	BUY!
Dec 5	King Tuts	Glasgow, Scotland	BUY!
Dec 6	Whelans	Dublin, Ireland	BUY!
Dec 8	Glee Club	Birmingham, UK	BUY!
Dec 9	Union Chapel	London, UK	BUY!
Dec 11	Melkweg	Amsterdam, Netherlands	BUY!
Dec 12	Atomic Café	Munich, Germany	BUY!
Dec 13	Knust	Hamburg, Germany	BUY!
Dec 14	Lido Café	Berlin, Germany	BUY!
Dec 15	Luxor	Koln, Germany	BUY!